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Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for Kentucky by County

Lung & Bronchus, 2019-2023

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages

Sorted by Recentaapc

Explanation of Column Headers

Death Rate (95% Confidence Interval) - The death rate is based upon 100,000 people and is for 5 year(s). Rates are age-adjusted by 5-year age groups to the 2000 U.S. standard million population (the Healthy People 2020 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal).

Recent Trends - This is an interpretation of the AAPC:

AAPC (95% Confidence Interval) - The Average Annual Percent Change is the change in rate over time. These AAPCs are based upon APCs that were calculated by Joinpoint Regression Program


Other Notes


Line by Line Interpretation of the Report


Kentucky


United States


Nicholas County


Boone County


Johnson County


Franklin County


Jessamine County


Mason County


Caldwell County


Trimble County


Jackson County


Fayette County


Nelson County


Shelby County


Union County


Casey County


Garrard County


Taylor County


Meade County


Logan County


Jefferson County


Hancock County


Oldham County


Boyle County


Anderson County


Gallatin County


Kenton County


Lee County


McCracken County


Woodford County


Campbell County


Letcher County


Menifee County


Rockcastle County


Scott County


Elliott County


Bourbon County


Bullitt County


Henry County


Spencer County


Lyon County


Madison County


Warren County


Greenup County


Hopkins County


Lincoln County


Metcalfe County


Muhlenberg County


Webster County


Allen County


Edmonson County


Hardin County


Magoffin County


McCreary County


Perry County


Simpson County


Boyd County


Henderson County


Knott County


Martin County


Mercer County


Floyd County


Grant County


Owen County


Graves County


Lawrence County


Hart County


Morgan County


Ohio County


Pike County


Adair County


Christian County


Crittenden County


Estill County


Wayne County


Pulaski County


Breathitt County


Butler County


Clark County


Harlan County


Marshall County


Trigg County


Laurel County


Livingston County


Russell County


Ballard County


Bath County


Carter County


Fleming County


Larue County


Wolfe County


Marion County


Bell County


Lewis County


Clay County


Green County


Knox County


Rowan County


Hickman County


Leslie County


Todd County


Whitley County


Barren County


McLean County


Powell County


Bracken County


Fulton County


Owsley County


Breckinridge County


Montgomery County


Carlisle County


Pendleton County


Calloway County


Clinton County


Monroe County


Washington County


Harrison County


Carroll County


Cumberland County


Daviess County


Grayson County


Robertson County


Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/21/2026 6:33 pm.

State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.

Trend
Rising when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is above 0.
Stable when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change includes 0.
Falling when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is below 0.


† Death data provided by the National Vital Statistics System public use data file. Death rates calculated by the National Cancer Institute using SEER*Stat. Death rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (20 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85-89, 90+).

The Healthy People 2030 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal.

Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI.

The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.

‡ The Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) is based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint. Due to data availability issues, the time period used in the calculation of the joinpoint regression model may differ for selected counties.

⋔ Results presented with the CI*Rank statistics help show the usefulness of ranks. For example, ranks for relatively rare diseases or less populated areas may be essentially meaningless because of their large variability, but ranks for more common diseases in densely populated regions can be very useful. More information about methodology can be found on the CI*Rank website.

When displaying county information, the CI*Rank for the state is not shown because it's not comparable. To see the state CI*Rank please view the statistics at the US By State level.

Healthy People 2030 Objectives provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.

* Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category.

If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.